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1 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) (προς τα) πίσω2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) προς τα πίσω3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) ανάποδα -
2 seafront
noun (a promenade or part of a town with its buildings facing the sea.) παραλία -
3 sweep under the carpet
(to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist.) κρύβω πρόχειρα, κουκουλώνω -
4 Opposite
adj.P. and V. ἐναντίος, use P. ἐξ ἐναντίας, or adv. P. ἀντιπέρας, καταντικρύ, V. καταντίον, P. and V. ἐναντίον.Two waggons going in opposite directions brought up the stones: P. δύο ἅμαξαι ἐναντίαι ἀλλήλαις τοὺς λίθους ἐπῆγον (Thuc. 1, 93, cf. Ar., Av. 1127).On the opposite side of: P. and V. πέραν (gen.).The mainland opposite: P, ἡ ἤπειρος, ἡ κατάντικρυ.Encamp opposite, v.:P. ἀντιστρατοπεδεύεσθαι (dat. or absol.).Contrary: P. and V. ἐναντίος, P. ὑπεναντίος, V. ἀντίος.On the opposite side to that on which their men were scaling the wall: P. ἐκ τοὔμπαλιν ἢ οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτῶν ὑπερέβαινον (Thuc. 3, 22).The opposite, the contrary: P. and V. τοὔμπαλιν, τοὐναντίον, τἀναντία.Opposite to: P. and V. ἐναντίος (dat.).Overlooking: V. κατόψιος (gen.), ἀντίος (dat.) (also Plat. but rare P.).——————prep.In the presence of: P. and V. ἐναντίον (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Opposite
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